AJ McCarron, ex-college football star QB, sets XFL record during incredible performance

A.J. McCarron’s NFL profession didn’t precisely take off like a rocket however he’s already making waves as he winds up his first season with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.

McCarron was 28-of-35 passing within the BattleHawks’ 53-28 win over the Orlando Guardians with 420 passing yards and 6 landing passes. His six landing passes put him within the higher echelon of XFL historical past. He has 24 landing passes this season, setting the report for many in a single season in a league. He broke Tommy Maddox’s report set in 2001 for the LA Xtreme.

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A.J. McCarron of the St Louis Battlehawks seems to be to go in opposition to the DC Defenders at Audi Subject on March 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Pictures)

The win improved St. Louis to 7-3 on the season as Orlando dropped to 1-9. Going into Sunday, the BattleHawks have been combating for a playoff spot. The D.C. Defenders clinched a spot and the North Division regular-season championship with a 9-1 report.

McCarron gained a nationwide championship with Alabama 3 times earlier than he was a fifth-round number of the Cincinnati Bengals within the 2014 NFL Draft. Nonetheless, he by no means did sufficient to take care of a beginning job for any NFL crew. He was with Cincinnati for 4 seasons.

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A.J. McCarron of the St Louis Battlehawks seems to be on in opposition to the DC Defenders at Audi Subject on March 5, 2023. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Pictures)

McCarron made his approach to the Buffalo Payments, the then-Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans and Atlanta Falcons earlier than he joined the XFL previous to the beginning of the newly rebooted season.

He went viral earlier within the season for sharing the explanation why he determined to play within the XFL for a significantly smaller wage.

“My 6-year-old loves watching tape of me on YouTube. That’s a giant cause I selected to return this manner,” McCarron mentioned, by way of the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch.

A.J. McCarron of the St Louis Battlehawks warms up earlier than the XFL recreation in opposition to the DC Defenders on March 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Pictures)

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“I most likely might’ve tried to come back again with an NFL crew and had an opportunity to most likely enlarge cash, however nobody is aware of what the longer term holds. I’m having fun with this, and it’s a good way to create some reminiscences for me and my boys.”